Melanodryas
Melanodryas is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian robin family Petroicidae. These species are found in New Guinea and Australia.
The genus was introduced by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould in 1865 with Muscicapa cucullata Latham, the hooded robin, as the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek melanos "black" with dryad "tree-nymph".
Species
The genus contains the following seven species:| Image | Common name | Scientific name | Distribution |
| Dusky robin | Melanodryas vittata | Tasmania and Bass Strait islands | |
| Hooded robin | Melanodryas cucullata | Australia | |
| White-rumped robin | Melanodryas bimaculata | New Guinea | |
| Mangrove robin | Melanodryas pulverulenta | coastal New Guinea and north Australia | |
| White-winged robin | Melanodryas sigillata | montane central, east New Guinea | |
| Slaty robin | Melanodryas cyanus | montane New Guinea | |
| Smoky robin | Melanodryas cryptoleuca | montane west New Guinea |